Ornate Shrew vs Rooting Polypore

Sorex ornatus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Sorex	Polyporus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.